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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is just one of those leaders who have condemned Western history, but have been educated and trained in elite colleges . In the case of the son and successor of Kim Jong-il , was in the heart of the Old Continent, in Switzerland, and in his teens. The Commander called Bright now occupied desks Liebefeld-Steinholzli College and International Berne, Swiss media reported. Now, almost unnoticed. Missed an average of 100 days per year , approved in a very tight subjects and his German was always very poor. The boy was presented to their peers and teachers as a Pak, a diplomat's son. But some quickly came to doubt his identity: he lived alone in an exclusive residential area, enjoyed cook, chauffeur, multiple televisions, videos, PlayStation ... The memories of his former colleagues show him as a teenager who missed his 'homeland' and loved listening over and over again the hymn of his native country . But as a young man from the poor and anchored North Korea soon adapted to the customs and tastes of Westerners: spent hours clinging to the console , loved the basketballand dressed in jeans , T-shirt Chicago Bulls and slippers Nike . In fact, according to several analysts, began to 'westernize' So his father sent him back to Pyongyang in 2000, by his love for the 'made in USA'. Once in power, he was only 30 years, Kim Jong-un could not hide the fact that the past leaves its mark: has increased entertainment activities Pyongyang has invited foreign dignitaries to North Korean territory (of course, the basketball like former player Dennis Rodman) and has lifted the ban on certain U.S. symbols like Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooth or Dumbo. These and other characters from the 'capitalist' Disney factory appeared this summer at a concert attended by the dictator, who KNCA North Korean news agency has said it "has a grand plan to cause a dramatic turn in literature and the arts ". Though the drama seems to be now focused on the tension that has been raising with the U.S. and South Korea with their bellicose statements in recent days. A hostile rhetoric that most analysts do not take very seriously ... In any case, just have to wait to see whether Kim Jong-un is capable or not hitting the birthplace of Mickey Mouse and his adored NBA.